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The latest video from the DiverIMPACTS Horizon 2020 project explores the benefits of strip cultivation, focusing on the work of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) with Dutch farmers. Researchers are conducting “new large-scale strip trials to see if crop diversity can fulfil its promise of supporting a robust, plant-based food production system”.
A major study has been published estimating the impact of pests and diseases on five major food crops around the world. An international team, including scientists from France’s INRA (National Institute of Agricultural Research) and other institutions around the world, supported by the International Society for Plant Pathology (ISPP), spent more than a year compiling statistics on wheat, rice, maize, soy and potato. Their results have been published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Agroscope, ENDURE’s Swiss partner, is stepping up its communication efforts in order to makes its research achievements in plant protection better known to agricultural practitioners. Agroscope is ‘giving its experts the floor’, beginning with an interview with Agroscope head Eva Reinhard, in which she explains what research is achieving and can still achieve.
INRA, France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research, has published the English version of an extensive report examining glyphosate use and alternatives in French agriculture. The report was drawn up in response to a request from the French government “for an analysis of glyphosate use, the identification of possible alternatives alongside their economic and organisational implications, and suggestions for supporting measures to facilitate the transition to glyphosate-free production systems”.
The journal Insects is launching a special issue addressing ‘Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Horticultural Crops’. The deadline for manuscript submissions is June 30, 2019.
France has unveiled its €30 million ‘research priority programme’ to continue its drive towards reduced pesticide use. Called ‘Cultiver et Protéger Autrement’ (cultivating and protecting differently), the programme will focus on using agroecology, biocontrol and preventive measures to deliver high-performance, sustainable agriculture.
Agroscope, ENDURE’s Swiss partner, is hosting this September’s European Association for Potato Research’s pathology and pests section symposium, which will be focusing on ‘Reducing pesticide use while preserving potato productivity and profitability’
ENDURE is to draw on its resources as a consortium of research and development organisations involved in the implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to shed light on the issue of glyphosate use in European agriculture. In particular, it will be seeking to identify the research strategies which could be most pertinent to the issue.
The DiverIMPACTS project has produced an inventory of 50 tools for crop diversification which are available for farmers and their advisers. It includes details such as the type of tool or method, expected impact, the level to which it applies, the recipients it is designed for, the training time required, cost and number of users.
The second Agroecology Europe Forum is being held on the Greek island of Crete from September 26 to 28, 2019. Agroecology Europe (AEEU) is an association of members which wants “to exchange knowledge and experiences on agroecology and to support the transition toward agroecological practices and policies”.
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